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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Rick Warren is often called "America's most influential spiritual leader." He and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, which is now one of the largest and best-known churches in the world. He also wrote the #1 all-time bestselling hardcover book, The Purpose Driven Life.

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Reading this was a life changer for me. Helped me get through a very challenging time as well as strengthen my faith. Extremely easy to read (like a novel), no esoteric language or terminology - just like having a conversation. I took the approach of reading a chapter a day (~10 min) to not overwhelm myself and maintain focus. Rick Warren explains things in such a clear way that I wish this book existed when I was younger.

I won't give away any of the 40 day lessons, but I will say it's a great bible study and bonding experience and unravels many of the mysteries that hold us back from feeling joy, from being able to sustain meaningful relationships ... it's a great guide to embracing our purpose, feeling God's love and making meaningful connections. I mentioned this book in my women's ABF (a large group) and the majority were nodding their heads and singing it's praises. It's a great book for mentoring people new to the faith.

I bought this book because Michael Phelps said it turned his life around and face it who doesn't need their life turned around? Then I purchased another copy for my brother and I told people about it on Facebook, found out that friends had a group study using the book So yes I think it's one of my all time favorite books. Their is a structured format where you read a chapter a day for fourty days, the good part is chapters are about five pages long.

It's uplifting, it's factual and it's more than helpful. If your a Christian, if you want to know about Christians, if you've ever even heard the word Christian than this is the book for you.

The BEST book I have EVER read!!! Glory to God Pastor Warrend has laid a foundation for every Christian!! A MUST READ for every Christian! If we all practiced and followed Pastor Warren's teachings the Church would be the most powerful force on earth. We would surely represent our Father, and be light in this dark world.

I cheated. Author Rick Warren requests you take 40 days to read The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? so you can reflect on each chapter. Instead, I read through it in 8 days. So, it is possible, okay I know, I missed out on the full impact of the book.

In The Purpose Driven Life, Warren walks his readers though the theological and practical spiritual steps to living on purpose. Each chapter is a daily meditation that focuses on one topic and finishes with points to consider and questions to ask. For the expanded edition, Warren has added codes that can be scanned by a smart phone and provides access to videos that accompany the chapters. The book is broken into sections on living for God’s pleasure, living as part of God’s family, living to imitate Christ, service and missions. At the conclusion of the book are numerous appendixes for additional resources, including some free ones, and Bible verses.

Lately, I have been complaining about generic Christian books and my frustration over them. In many ways I can see how The Purpose Driven Life provides nothing really new and is generic. But even when I read the first edition over 8 years ago I never got the sense that Warren was trying to provide breakthrough ideas. Instead, I think he was attempting to make 2,000 years of theological study fit within a container that was understandable to the general public. The reaction and book sales make it clear that he accomplished his goal. So in many ways I feel like generic Christian books are trying to copy the Warren success, rather than this book being part of the problem.I really do suggest reading this book as a group. I can remember when I did this in weeks one and two our group discussed questions like what job does God want me to have. But by the time we dug into the content the question really became what kind of person does God want me to be. Ironically and results may vary, that is when jobs and other personal requests opened for the group. The Purpose Driven Life was one of the most successful group studies I have been part of.

I really would recommend this book as a small group tool or a book that would be helpful to a new believer. Even for those who have been around for awhile it can be very useful. I found myself contemplating Warren’s comments about how the church is filled with servant-leaders not servants. And the new chapters on envy and people pleasing are highly insightful. All in all, the expanded edition only helps to build on the success of this highly popular book.

We've been listening to this book during our morning commute -- one devotion each day. It's short enough to enjoy even on a quick ride, and gives us food for thought to start the morning. The only complaint I have is, I wish there was a little more of a pause between the devotions. I often can't stop the audiobook before the next day's message starts.

Read this years ago and love it again. Highly recommend for you to regain control of your life if you feel somehow you're not living out your full potential. Word of caution: if your mind is open and wanting change and improvement in your life, this book will do it for you. No need in spending lots of money on self help seminars etc. Highly highly recommend

Our church asked us to participate in 40 days of reading churches. This book was used for anyone who wanted to engage in the process. What a great way to start the new year. Many people had read the book before, I had not. I'm so glad I participated through bible study and Citigroup. Lives have changed and old ideas discarded that kept us bound. I urge you to read this book over 40 days. See what happens to your walk.